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Minerva-class corvette

Corvette

Minerva-class corvette is a corvette. It was built by Fincantieri. Reported operators include Italian Navy (retired) Bangladesh Coast Guard (active).

Origin: Not reported
Manufacturer: Fincantieri

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Length: 87mLOA
Beam: 10.5m
Displacement: 1,285tfull load
Speed: 46km/hMaximum
Range: 6,500km21 mph)
Complement: 7

Technical data

Specifications

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Dimensions & mass

Displacement: 1,285 t (1,265 long tons) full load¹
Length: 87 m (285 ft) LOA¹

True scale

Size in context

Length · LOA: 87 m
Person: 1.75 m
Bus: 12 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Beam

10.5 m (34 ft)¹

Draught

3.2–4.8 m (10–16 ft)¹

Performance

Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)¹
Range: 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)¹
Complement: 7 officers, 113 enlisted¹

Systems & armament

Propulsion: - 2 x shaft - 2 x Diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT BM-230.20 DVM outputting 11.000 hp (8.203 kW) - 4 x diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-12V, 2.600 kW (3.487 hp), with Ansaldo MXR 400 M6Z electric generators¹
Sensors & processing systems: - 1 x Selenia AA/ASu-Radar SPS-774 (RAN 10S) E/F Band - 1 x SMA SPS-728 Navigation radar - 1 x Selenia Fire control SPG-75 (RTN 30X) for Albatros and 76mm - 1 x Sonar Raythron/Elsag DE-1167 - CMS Selenia IPN-10 (Mini-SADOC), Link 11 - ASW AN/SLQ-25 Nixie¹
Armament: - 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm Gun - 2 x OTO Melara 25/80 guns with Oerlikon KBA 25mm - 1 x Sea Sparrow or Selenia Aspide in an 8-cell launcher - 2 × triple 324 mm TLS ASW torpedoes - 4 heavy machine guns¹

Programme

Name: Minerva class¹
Builders: Fincantieri¹
In commission: 1987¹
Completed: 8¹
Active: 4 (as OPV)¹
Retired: 4¹
Depth: 5.5 m (18 ft)¹
Electronic warfare & decoys: - ESM/ECM Selenia SLQ-747 (INS-3) - 2 x Wallop Defence Systems Barricade decoy launchers¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

Minerva-class corvette · Wikipedia revision 1365844144 ↗
Name
Infobox · Name
Minerva class
Builders
Infobox · Builders
Fincantieri
Operators
Infobox · Operators
Italian Navy (retired) Bangladesh Coast Guard (active)
In commission
Infobox · In commission
1987
Completed
Infobox · Completed
8
Active
Infobox · Active
4 (as OPV)
Retired
Infobox · Retired
4
Type
Infobox · Type
Corvette
Displacement
Infobox · Displacement
1,285 t (1,265 long tons) full load
Length
Infobox · Length
87 m (285 ft) LOA
Beam
Infobox · Beam
10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught
Infobox · Draught
3.2–4.8 m (10–16 ft)
Depth
Infobox · Depth
5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion
Infobox · Propulsion
- 2 x shaft - 2 x Diesel engines Grandi Motori Trieste GMT BM-230.20 DVM outputting 11.000 hp (8.203 kW) - 4 x diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini ID-36-SS-12V, 2.600 kW (3.487 hp), with Ansaldo MXR 400 M6Z electric generators
Speed
Infobox · Speed
25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range
Infobox · Range
3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement
Infobox · Complement
7 officers, 113 enlisted
Sensors & processing systems
Infobox · Sensors & processing systems
- 1 x Selenia AA/ASu-Radar SPS-774 (RAN 10S) E/F Band - 1 x SMA SPS-728 Navigation radar - 1 x Selenia Fire control SPG-75 (RTN 30X) for Albatros and 76mm - 1 x Sonar Raythron/Elsag DE-1167 - CMS Selenia IPN-10 (Mini-SADOC), Link 11 - ASW AN/SLQ-25 Nixie
Electronic warfare & decoys
Infobox · Electronic warfare & decoys
- ESM/ECM Selenia SLQ-747 (INS-3) - 2 x Wallop Defence Systems Barricade decoy launchers
Armament
Infobox · Armament
- 1 x OTO Melara 76 mm Gun - 2 x OTO Melara 25/80 guns with Oerlikon KBA 25mm - 1 x Sea Sparrow or Selenia Aspide in an 8-cell launcher - 2 × triple 324 mm TLS ASW torpedoes - 4 heavy machine guns